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NBA's highest paid players 2024-25 season: Steph Curry, Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokic lead

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Who are the highest-paid players in the NBA for the 2024-25 season?

The Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry, who will make almost $55.8 million in the upcoming season, currently is the highest-paid player in the NBA as free agency continues.

The Los Angeles Clippers' Kawhi Leonard is second, with a salary of almost $52.4 million.

The Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and the Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid are tied for third, at $51.4 million.

The Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant rounds out the Top 5 highest paid NBA players with a salary of $51.2 million for next season, with his teammate, Bradley Beal, at $50.2 million, sixth on the list.

The Suns' Devin Booker is tied for seventh on the list of the highest-paid players in the NBA, at $49.2 million.

The Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George are also set to make that amount in 2024-25.

38 players are set to make at least $35 million in the upcoming season, with the Los Angeles Clippers' James Harden ($35 million) at No. 38. Salary information as of July 7, 2024.

The Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry is No. 1 on the list of the highest paid players in the NBA for the 2024-25 season.

NBA's highest-paid players in 2024-25 season:

1. Stephen Curry: $55,761,217
2. Kawhi Leonard: $52,368,085
3. Nikola Jokic: $51,415,938
3. Joel Embiid: $51,415,938
5. Kevin Durant: $51,179,020
6. Bradley Beal: $50,203,930
7. Devin Booker: $49,205,800
7. Paul George: $49,205,800
7. Karl-Anthony Towns: $49,205,800
7. Jaylen Brown: $49,205,800
11. Jimmy Butler: $48,798,677
12. Giannis Antetokounmpo: $48,787,676
12. Damian Lillard: $48,787,676
14. LeBron James: $48,728,845
15. Rudy Gobert: $43,827,586
16. Anthony Davis: $43,219,440
17. Trae Young: $43,031,940
17. Zach LaVine: $43,031,940
17. Luka Doncic: $43,031,940
20. Fred VanVleet: $42,846,615
21. Tyrese Haliburton: $42,176,400
21. Pascal Siakam: $42,176,400
21. Anthony Edwards: $42,176,400
24. Kyrie Irving: $41,000,000
25. Domantas Sabonis: $40,500,000
26. Ben Simmons: $40,338,144
27. Darius Garland: $36,725,670
27. Ja Morant: $36,725,670
27. Zion Williamson: $36,725,670
30. OG Anunoby: $36,637,932
31. Jamal Murray: $36,016,200
31. Brandon Ingram: $36,016,200
33. Michael Porter Jr.: $35,859,950
33. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: $35,859,950
35. Donovan Mitchell: $35,410,310
36. LaMelo Ball: $35,147,000
36. Tyrese Maxey: $35,147,000
38. James Harden: $35,000,000

- Salary information courtesy of Hoops Hype.

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